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Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger

Deputy assistant managing editor, opinion at US News & World Report

Posted: May 21, 2008 11:27 PM
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What if Eight Years Later -- HBO's Recount

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Read More: 2000 Presidential Race, Al Gore, Ben Ginsberg, Bush v. Gore, Florida 2000, Florida Recount, George W. Bush, Jeffrey Robinson, Recount, Entertainment News

HBO's cinematic retelling of the Florida recount debuts Sunday night. It's good stuff.

Don't take my word for it -- over at U.S. News and World Report we got a a top staffer from each side in the recount struggle to watch the movie and react to it.

Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg had the best line: "Republicans won the recount. Democrats won the movie. This should not surprise us."

Democratic lawyer Jeffrey Robinson says he finally has an answer to the question: What was it like?

They both agree that the movie makes good entertainment, and OK history. (For my own brief thoughts, click here.)